Plains to Low Altitude, Cultivated, Raised in plantations, also planted as avenue tree

Bark Type

Smooth

Distribution

Native of Australia

Bark Details

Bark grey, peeling in thin layers

Distribution in chandigarh

Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary

Origin

Exotic

Leaf Type

Simple

Leaf Arrangement

Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)

Leaf Shape

Lence shaped

Description of Species

Evergreen trees, up to 30 m tall, trunk straight, usually unbranched for more than half of the total height of the tree, trunk surface colored in patches of white, gray and blue. Leaves narrow, lance shaped. Inflorescence umbels axillary, flowers buds long cones, longer than most eucalyptus species. The caps fall off to reveal the flowers which are mostly stamens. Fruit is a small woody capsule with protruding teeth.